Direct dialing just means that you dial the number yourself, without asking an operator to dial it for you.
International direct dialing was phased in, beginning in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Direct-dialing of long-distance calls began on November 10, 1951, with customers in Teaneck and Englewood, New Jersey, able to direct-dial 11 cities in the United States.
To route calls to appropriate internal stations without the assistance of an operator
Direct inward dialing is known as DID
Direct outward dialing is called DOD, or Direct Distance Dialing (DDD)
The dialing code +973 is for Bahrain. This country code is used when making international calls to Bahrain from abroad. When dialing, you would start with the international dialing prefix, followed by 973 and then the local number.
Direct inward dialing is known as DID
You can still make domestic calls when international dialing is disabled.
Maryland switched over to 10-digit dialing for all local calls in 1997, in preparation for the 301/240 and 410/443 overlays.
The Denver area began mandatory 10-digit dialing of local calls in 1998, in preparation for the 303/720 area code overlay. All local calls within, between, into, or out from the 303 and 720 area codes must be dialed with 10 digits. Other local calls within area code 970 or within area code 719 may be dialable as either 7 or 10 digits.
The international and local area dialing codes would all be the same, but your long distance company of choice would have to provide you with their direct or operator assisted dialing protocols.
The area code 0044 is the international dialing code for the United Kingdom. When dialing from abroad, you would prefix a local UK number with +44 or 0044. This code is used to connect calls to any phone number within the UK.